Railroad Billing Recovery · Knoxville, TN

Your railroad is
overcharging you.
We get the money back.

We audit freight rail invoices for manufacturers, find billing errors and penalty overcharges, and recover your money on contingency. If we find nothing, you pay nothing.

5–10%
of rail invoices
contain errors
$0
upfront cost
to you
65–75%
of recovered money
stays with you
90 days
of invoices is all
we need to start
The Problem

Railroads don't make it easy
to catch them.

Penalty charges are surging. Tariff rules run hundreds of pages. If you don't have a team reviewing every invoice, money is walking out the door every month.

01
Penalty Overcharges

Detention fees, storage charges, and demurrage billed using timestamps and rules that often collapse under scrutiny. Most shippers pay without questioning.

Penalty rates have surged dramatically since 2017
02
Buried Billing Errors

Misapplied rates, wrong car types, fuel surcharge mistakes, incorrect mileage, duplicate switching fees — hidden in hundreds of pages of tariff complexity.

5–10% of invoices contain recoverable errors
03
No One Is Checking

Large shippers have dedicated teams to audit every line. Most manufacturers don't. That gap is where money disappears — quietly, every single month.

No audit = undetected losses compounding monthly
How It Works

Four steps. Zero risk.

We handle everything. You keep running your operation.

1
Send Us Your Invoices

Forward your last 90 days of railroad invoices by email. Takes about 15 minutes of your time. We handle everything from there.

Just email the PDFs to Rail@LillianEnterprises.com. That's it.
2
We Audit Every Line

Our team audits every charge against railroad tariff rules — identifying overcharges, misapplied rates, penalty errors, and billing mistakes.

We cross-reference NS, CSX, BNSF, UP, and short-line tariffs line by line.
3
We Recover Your Money

We prepare dispute documentation and file directly through railroad portals. Most overcharges have a dispute window, so timing matters.

You keep 65–75% of everything recovered. We only earn when you do.
4
Ongoing Protection

Optional monthly management means every future invoice is audited in real-time, car ordering is handled, and all railroad communication runs through us.

Your outsourced rail department — without the salary overhead.

Recoveries range from
thousands to six figures
depending on volume.

You pay nothing upfront. Nothing if we find nothing. Our fee comes from money you didn't know you were owed.

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Why Us

Built for manufacturers
who ship by rail.

Large freight auditors focus on trucking. General logistics firms spread thin. We do one thing: find the money railroads owe you and get it back.

Railroad-Only Focus
Not Another Freight Auditor

Every hour goes into railroad tariffs, penalty rules, and rail-specific billing — the domain most auditors ignore entirely.

AI-Assisted Analysis
Speed Without Shortcuts

We use AI-powered tools to accelerate tariff cross-referencing and pattern detection — catching errors in days that would take traditional auditors weeks.

Contingency Model
Aligned Incentives

No retainers on the audit side. No hourly rates. No invoices from us until there's a recovery for you. Our incentives are identical to yours.

Southeast Rail Expertise
Knoxville-Based, NS & CSX Territory

Based in a region served by Norfolk Southern, CSX, and the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad. We know the local rail network and the carriers operating it.

Engagement Models

Start with zero risk.
Scale when you're ready.

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Billing Recovery
Contingency — $0 upfront
  • Full invoice audit and tariff analysis
  • Dispute documentation and filing
  • Direct railroad portal submission
  • You keep 65–75% of recovered funds
  • No recovery, no fee — ever
Ongoing
Rail Operations Management
$2,000 – $5,000 /month
  • Real-time invoice monitoring
  • Proactive overcharge detection
  • Car ordering and tracking
  • Full railroad communication handling
  • Monthly reporting
Zero-Risk Guarantee

No recovery, no fee. No exceptions.

We invest our time and expertise before you spend a dollar. You only pay when recovered money is in your hands.

Railroads We Audit
Norfolk Southern
CSX Transportation
BNSF Railway
Union Pacific
Short-Line & Regional
Common Questions

Everything you need to know.

What if you don't find any errors?+

You pay nothing. Zero. Our recovery work is 100% contingency. If there's nothing to recover, you owe us $0 and you walk away knowing your invoices have been professionally audited.

How much can I expect to recover?+

It depends on your volume and how long errors have been accumulating. Some shippers recover a few thousand. Others uncover six figures. The only way to know is to let us look — and it costs you nothing to find out.

What do you need from me to start?+

Just your railroad invoices from the last 90 days. Forward the PDFs by email. No special formatting needed. Takes about 15 minutes. We can work with up to 12 months for a deeper analysis.

How long does the process take?+

Initial findings within 5–10 business days. The full dispute and recovery process takes 30–90 days depending on the railroad. We handle all of it.

Which railroads do you cover?+

All Class I railroads — Norfolk Southern, CSX, BNSF, Union Pacific, CN, CPKC — plus regional and short-line carriers. If you receive a freight rail invoice, we can audit it.

Will this damage my relationship with the railroad?+

No. Billing disputes are standard practice in the railroad industry. Every Class I has a formal dispute process and portal built for exactly this. Companies dispute charges every day.

What's the difference between recovery and ongoing management?+

Recovery is backward-looking — we audit past invoices and recover overcharges. Management is forward-looking — we audit every new invoice in real-time and handle all railroad coordination so errors never accumulate again.

Get Started

Send us your invoices.
We'll show you what
they owe you.

If there's nothing to recover, you'll never hear from us again. If there is — you keep the majority.

865.582.1759 Rail@LillianEnterprises.com Lillian Enterprises LLC · Knoxville, Tennessee
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